Summer Concert Safety
There’s only a few weeks left of summer, but with Memorial Day weekend ahead, many of us will be heading outdoors to festivals and concerts, exposing our ears to dangerous levels of noise. You’ve heard it from us before; over 31 million Americans have suffered permanent damage to their hearing from loud noise exposure, known…
Class of 2016
This week many colleges are welcoming in the freshman class of 2016. As they prepare for classes to begin, their professors are also busy putting together the final slides for the first weeks lectures. As they prepare, many of them turn to “The Mindset List” that givens them a one page overview of this year’s…
Great Day of Play in Redmond
Today the City of Redmond celebrates their second annual “Great Day of Play” to celebrate health, fitness and recreation. The day of play is being held at Redmond City Hall Campus (1570 NE 85th Street) and they encourage you to join in the fun by running, shooting, skating or jumping in their multiple events happening…
What’s your learning style?
This week I had a chance to attend a workshop at the University of Washington’s Speech and Hearing Department. The workshop presented by Dr. Diane Kendal looked at how we think and learn. Being in a “teaching” profession I found the information on different learning styles very interesting and was excited to share it with my…
Turning down the tunes while working out
Loud tunes may help get you through a grueling workout, but those inspirational sounds may be hurting your health more than helping it, especially when listening to loud music over longer durations. Studies have shown that listening to any sounds above 85 decibels (dB) can impact the health of your hearing, even more impactful is…
Week Two of Summer Fun!
Last week our Kirkland office enjoyed five crazy days of our Summer Fun Speech Sessions. Today marks the start of our theme week in the Redmond office. Our speech team brings the fun of summer camp indoors to make speech therapy even more motivating while school’s out for the summer. If your kiddo is scheduled…
Google Science Fair
Did you know Google holds an annual science fair for talented youth? This years winners tackled breast cancer, hearing loss, and water quality. Budding scientist Jonah Kohn, 14, of San Diego, Calif. won his age category for creating a device that converts sound into tactile vibration to improve the music-listening experience for the hearing impaired….
Hearing loss won’t hold back Vikings rookie RB
Football season is right around the quarter and we’re getting excited by all the coverage of inspiring athletes, including the Viking’s rookie running back Derrick Coleman. The UCLA grad and undrafted footballer is taking a stab at making the roster for the 2012-2013 season. Not only does he have steep competition on the field, he…
U.S. Olympic Volleyball
The 2012 London Olympics are nearing their final days and anticipation is building as the U.S. Men’s Olympic Volleyball team continues on toward medal standings. Our team here at ESHC has been rooting on the talented team of players, especially #20, David Smith, the UC Irvine graduate who has achieved more than anyone thought possible for…
The Great Book Exchange
On July 16th we kicked off our “Great Book Exchange,” a fun spin on book drives that allows you to swap out books with other kid’s at ESHC! Donation bins are located in the Redmond and Kirkland office through August 10th. Clean out your bookshelves and for each book that is donated you’ll get a “book…